Red Alert is not a virus; it is a hoax or an e-mail message that tricks users into thinking that Microsoft’s web page contains a virus, which doesn’t actually exist.

Red Alert tries gain users’ trust by giving apparently real information. Its aim is to cause alarm and get users to forward the message.

In order to avoid problems, disregard this information, as it is completely false. You should also immediately delete the message, without forwarding it  to anyone.

Red Alert arrives in an apparently normal e-mail message, but which can be identified by its message. The message text always refers to Microsoft’s web site.